German Retrocomp (was Re: 1130 has been claimed)

In einer eMail vom 04.02.99 03:23:05 MEZ, schreiben Sie: << On Wed, 3 Feb 1999 Jgzabol(a)aol.com wrote: If only I'd known when I was planning my trip to CeBIT -- I could have flown out of Frankfurt instead of Berlin, and dropped by. Any retrocomputing facilities in Hannover or Berlin? Brad Ackerman >> There is the Nixdorf Museums-Forum at Paderborn, which is not too far from Hannover, less than one hour southwest by car. They do not have any live equipment, but about one of everything not live. They begin somewhere with the Assyrians xxxx B.C. up to Cray-2 and connection machine; Nixdorf tube machines; Russian machines; mechanical calculators and telephone exchanges; and Jacquard loom, the ancestor of anything with punched holes. Address: Fuerstenallee 7, 33102 Paderborn Look at http://www.hnf.de for more details. I also recommend strongly the "Deutsches Technik-Museum" in Berlin. They have a small, but significant set of exhibits: - Replica of Zuse Z1 (1936), built by Zuse himself, mechanical computer, operational; - Zuse Z23, first transistorized computer by Zuse, I believe also operational. - several other less prominent computer exhibits - quite a selection on history of the electron tube and telecom Normally the machines are not operated. I understand that upon special request an appointment could be made, and a knowledgeable person would come in and operate the Z1 and/or Z23. Contact person is Hadwig Dorsch, details see http://www.dtmb.de A pity that Munich is too far out of your travels - the Deutsche Museum here also has quite a selection, but nothing live. Hope you will enjoy your trip John G. Zabolitzky